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the plates, so formed J. A. MIJNER AND H. J. TORREY, OF WELLSVILLE, NEW` YORK.

Letters Patent No. 90,459, dated May 25, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all-'whom it nul/ 1j concern Be it known that we, J. A. Mnvnn, and H. J. Tonner, of Wellsville, in the county of Allegany, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Stove-Pipe Shelf and Oven; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being` had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification. Y

The object of this invention is to provide a stovepipe shelf and oven, or cover, for use with cookingstoves, for keeping articles warm, and so arranged that the shelf maybe readily attached to or detached from the pipe, and be rotated thereon if required.

Fignre'l represents an elevation of our improvement partly in section, land Figure 2 represents a plan of the bottom of the shelf.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

To make a circular shelf', we cast two semicircular plates, A B, with central semicircnlar recesses, forming, when the plates are joined, a hole for the pipe.

To connect these plates, we make, on the lower side of the part B, hooks C, by casting:r them together with as to project from under the radial edge and engage with rounded projections C. correspondingly arranged on the other part A, and on this part we torni, in a similar way, lugs D, which project under the edges ot' the part B. These hooks and projections serve, when the two parts of the shelf 4are connected around the pipe and supported around the central hole by a collar, E, to support both parts ot' the shelf in a horizontal position, and

to prevent their being separated laterally.

The collar E may be connected to the pipe in two parts having vertical extensions F, to give a iirm bearing, and clamping-ears G, for connection by pins or bolts, so as to clamp them to the pipe, to hold atA any point by friction.

The parts A and B of the shelf are placed in position, or removed therefrom, by lifting the outer edges in a manner to turn the hooks O around the lugs C', similar to the operation of a hinge-joint, which permits the connection or disconnection of the parts when snciently turned.

H represents hooks, which may be made on the shelf for holding any articles it may be desirable to hang thereon. 1

I represents a sheetemetal oven or cover, fitted to set on the shelf and enclose the articles` placed thereon` to be kept warm.

Having thus described our invention,

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A stove-pipe shelf, Acomposed of the two parts A B, and provided with the. hooks C', lugs 1),'and the central recesses, all substantially as speciiied.

V2. The combination with a shelf, constructed as descrihech'ot" the cover I, substantially as specified.

3. The combination with the shelf, constructed as described, of the sectional collars E, arranged as specified.,

The above specification of our invention signed by us, these 6th and 7th' days of April, 1869.

v J. A; MINER.

, H. TORREY. Witnesses for MINER:

FRANK BLOGKLEY, E. GREENE GoLLrNs. Witnesses for Tonner:

LEWIS PAGE, M. H. BENNET. 

